Reposted by Nathanielrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026how are Rage Against the Machine still managing to shock people with their politics that band is 35 years old. are people shocked that woody guthrie was a leftist too? going on god’s own internet all ‘you’ll never believe what i just learned about karl marx’? 943081281
Reposted by NathanielJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives 1851891381
Reposted by Nathanielworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 10261101710
Reposted by NathanielJ. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So grateful I get to include this comic in my book as a way of saying thanks ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun 2096871423
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A bit less "serious" but I can never resist giggling at this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr1p...youtube.comWhat If 'Jaws' Was A Disney Movie?YouTube video by Italianoboy UK 000
Reposted by NathanielBen Fleuter @benfleuter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Wiccanery - a short comic about a witch and a vampire. 4139841361
Reposted by NathanielBen Fleuter @benfleuter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Bee Wizard - A short comic about a little guy with a big destiny. 14744285
Reposted by NathanielAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr... 312887640
Reposted by NathanielFieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Secret Ingredient - Gator Days 51119242876
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In mac & cheese‽ I knew it was popular to do that to cornbread, which I can at least kinda understand (even if it is objectively terrible) but in mac & cheese? What kind of demons do you have out in the midwest? 010
Reposted by Nathanielweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 62107322534
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Well, I just bought a copy. I knew I liked her comics, but wasn't super interested in AGAHF novels. But a book in another setting, that's arguably Hugo material? Sold. 021
Reposted by NathanielTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563222436
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Like, LLMs are complicated, and capable of "learning", but we understand them well enough to say they definitely can't be sentient. AGI enthusiasts will have to look elsewhere. 010
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I agree with you that it is probably possible to program a conventional computer to think. But I agree with Serenity above that LLMs are definitely not doing that. 100
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Top of my head, in the 1840s-50s, there was a major US political party widely referred to as the "Know Nothings" who thought there was a catholic conspiracy to take over the US. Pretty sure it's always been dumb. I will grant you this is an unusually dumb time, but I doubt it's setting records. 1130
Reposted by NathanielMicah @rincewind.run · 17/09/2026was it the loudly bragging about doing war crimes (this is good! we need people held to account for this shit! but man they have been shouting that they’re proud of this from the rooftops) 12784127
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ah, I misinterpreted you. I'm glad. I agree then; we could really use some laws restricting (maybe even banning) AI. 000
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026And frankly, trust in the rule of law is being eroded badly enough already in the US; I'm rather worried about it. I would say low trust in the rule of law is much worse for society than AI, and a much harder issue to solve. 000
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I'm not 100% sure what you mean by "adapt laws to meet the moment," but I suspect I strongly disagree with that. I don't think you can have a functional society and also punish people for acts that were legal when they did them. It's too corrosive to trust in the rule of law. 200
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Would presumably need a working DOJ but... people might get prosecuted under the next administration! *rubs hands together gleefully* 010
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I definitely agree that these AIs are causing significant societal harm. The problem is, "destroying entire industries" and "causing societal harm" are not actually illegal, so you can't arrest (or even sue) someone for them. 000
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As bad as AI may be, I think it is important to keep the distinction between theft and infringement. 000
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It wasn't theft. It /was/ arguably copyright infringement, but that is a different thing. IANAL, but IP infringement is a civil, not a criminal offense - and as such the legal remedy for it is, indeed, a lawsuit. 400
Reposted by NathanielMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 15/09/2026This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well, www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c... 1184404955
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I like the way the new site looks... but it doesn't seem to support RSS :-( I don't suppose that could be added? I typically use a feed reader to alert me to comic updates. 000
Reposted by NathanielRigel @rigelr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It is the far-flung year of 2013! The power of the ATOM has taken mankind to the STARS! All men are brothers, the grievances of the Cold War long forgotten! Even the Krodox of Draco VII are open to peaceful trade! Only one mystery remains unknown to science: Women! 214617
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Looks like that explanation was an excuse made up after the fact: see snackstack.net/2023/07/03/i...snackstack.netIn Search of Van Halen's Brown M&MsContract riders and the meaning of a modern pop star 040
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026An Amiga 1000. Very advanced compared to the PCs of the time. 020
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Here's a version of the post I saw: derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.com/post/8210136...derinthescarletpescatarian.tumblr.comAddicted to red herringswhy can rockstar games institutionalise you for life like nikita kruschev for being autistic 120
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Thanks for educating me in this thread. I had previously believed and reposted memes about this guy. 130
Reposted by NathanielKristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You guys, look at these amazing process picks for the cool #Murderbot diorama (based on the books by @marthawells.com and tv show!) in this fundraiser auction for authors @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and @totallydonna.kitrocha.com! Zan did such an amazing job! 🤩 www.32auctions.com/organization...32auctions.comMurderbot for MurderbookAuction item 'Murderbot for Murderbook' hosted online at 32auctions. 29625
Reposted by NathanielKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 25/08/2026One of the all time great tweets. 11017140
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Some of that is that apparently many schools weren't teaching kids to read for a while. Try a wikipedia dive on "three cueing" or for horrifying quotes like "As of 2020, an estimated 75% of American teachers used three cueing" (three cueing being a non-phonics reading method that doesn't work) 041
Reposted by Nathanielscott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Another moment of local #pareidolia— 1672598
Reposted by NathanielKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Look, The New York Times can't report on *everything* Yes, yes, this Republican congressman urged a military-backed coup to overthrow an election. But did you know that a gubernatorial candidate said she didn't like Thanksgiving? You can't cover it all. It's all about priorities, people. 362472711
Reposted by Nathanielmore mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 08/08/2026despite being one of the more difficult monsters to make a movie about—narratively and visually—the concept of werewolves has never left the public imagination, most likely because it expresses a universal fear of how much it would be everybody's problem if men had periods 41589270
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My main point was, golf doesn't seem like a sport where gender differences in body structure would have much of an effect? I understand how a woman weightlifter might be at a disadvantage compared to a competitor with a Y chromosome, but for golf? It's not exactly a sport where more muscle wins. 000
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The least depressing book I remember being assigned* is To Kill a Mockingbird. That's a low bar. At worst I was assigned Night by Elie Wiesel. *except Shakespeare, but that has the issue that to understand it you need a large vocabulary and also to read the footnotes. 2190
Nathaniel @nglob.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A quick google found this site: www.golfmonthly.com/tour/lpga-vs... which I think indicates that that the best men are slightly better? Hardly crushing to my eye, but I don't know golf stats. And I imagine there are fewer women golfers to pull from, due to girls not being encouraged to go into it.golfmonthly.comLPGA Vs PGA Tour Pros - How The Stats CompareWe look at the 2023 stats for the PGA Tour and LPGA and see how the best of the men's and women's game compare in everything from driving to putting 111
